Episode 16: Starting Small Groups

What are some of the best practices for starting small groups? In this episode, Scott interviews Brad Kalajainen, Senior Pastor of Cornerstone United Methodist Church near Grand Rapids, Michigan. Brad also has written a booklet for Discipleship Ministries titled “How To Start Small Groups”. Listen below or subscribe on iTunes.

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Written by Rev. Brad Kalajainen

Small group ministry will begin when the key leadership of a church decides that it must become part of the church culture. The pastor and key lay leaders must be willing to articulate the goal publicly over and over again. A preaching series on small groups could be the catalyst for a total church makeover.

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The Small Groups in the Wesleyan Way podcast is where we are all about going beyond curriculum, beyond programs, beyond best practices to recover and learn from our Wesleyan roots and to explore the foundations for small groups that produce disciples of Jesus Christ who in turn disciple others. The podcast hosts are Scott Hughes, Director of Adult Discipleship for Discipleship Ministries, and Steve Manskar, the former Director of Wesleyan Leadership and Covenant Discipleship at Discipleship Ministries.

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